Winter has officially ended in Berlin according to the German Weather Service, and the sun is shining on the river Spree.
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| Spree on a spring morning |
The winter was in fact unusually mild -- just
cold enough to form ice on the Spree for a day or so. The local coots took the opportunity to walk on water.
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| Coots on the ice |
The outdoor markets continue in Berlin even in the winter, and people come out to shop.
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| Winter market at Nassauische Str. |
The street at our building looked particularly bleak.
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| Bartningallee in winter |
But the Arminius Halle in nearby Moabit offered a sheltered place for people to have a drink of something warm and even a few pastries.
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| Arminius Halle in January |
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On a winter walk in Kreuzberg, I saw this marvelous graffiti on a student hostel. The face of the Cardinal comes from the Gemäldegallerie.
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| Kreuzberg (a Cardinal looks on) |
